Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Norman House
- York Railway Station
- The Multangular Tower
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Royal Station Hotel
- New Shopping Centres
- 62 Low Petergate
- Our Lady's Row
- A New University
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)